Development of basque shipbuilding typology in deep-water vessels

Following the fall of the Western Empire, its entire area of
influence went into deep decline. Nonetheless, archaeological evidence shows that shipping
routes in the Atlantic as far as Britannia were kept up until
at least the seventh century; however we have no indication
of what the ships plying these routes might have looked
like.
With the foundation of new coastal towns around the twelfth
century, ships began to be used as marks of identity on
crests and coats of arms.
From that point on, naval iconography developed, giving us
important information on the general appearance of the
ships in each era. From them we can create a rudimentary
overview of the development of Basque ships.